Sam Palladio Quotes

Everybody gathered at my Aunt Hannah's house, and we sat around and talked, ate, drank and told lies. That's what people do, and I just sat there and listened.

Eavesdrop and write it down from memory - gives you a stronger sense of how people talk and what their concerns are. I love to eavesdrop!

In all of my career, the style is still the same, and that is of a friend, just sitting and talking.

You learn a lot about human nature in a bar.

In apartments and cottages, on the street and in the train... I listen... More and more, I turn into one large ear, always turning to another person.

I think making a documentary gets you out and about more, with people. With stand-up, you're talking at people. With documentaries you're talking with people, and you're listening a lot more.

I like learning more about people; I like to talk to people.

I like talking.

I don't talk a lot.

When you're warm and approachable, you don't have to go up and talk non-stop to someone in a social situation. You just have to be open to the conversations you're already having - and warm and receptive to the people you're meeting.

Nashville's been like my second home.

The truth of the matter is, when you're on 'Howard Stern,' you feel like you're in his living room talking to him, you don't feel like you're having an interview.

For my first restaurant, I wanted to do something very special and close to my heart. Nashville felt like the place.

I am not a party kind of a person. I like to sit down with friends with a drink and talk.

I'm a people watcher, and I love to listen.

I was always a talker. You just don't wake up one morning and say, I think I want to talk a little more.' Some are better at it than others.

You can talk about pretty much anything in the barbershop.

According to my parents, I've always liked to tune into the conversations of others. But rather than hope for a snippet of salacious gossip, it has always been the words themselves that I wanted to understand.

I feel that we Germans are spending less and less time talking to each other. And even less time listening to each other.

How else are we going to get anywhere if we can't talk to each other?

I just want to have folks be comfortable and just share and have a good conversation. To me, that's kind of a lost art.

I love Memphis, and just being there affects one's outlook.

Obviously I love Nashville, I love Tennessee. It's a great organization to play for.

You don't want to be one of these guys talking all the time, trying to say things all the time, because people start drowning you out.

A perfect date is probably something somewhere where you can kind of communicate and talk to the person. I don't like movies as first date. I don't think that's a good idea because you don't really get to talk to the person. I think taking a walk or just having one on one time with that person is the best.